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PUBLICATION OF BUDGETARY MATERIAL
STATUS REPORT ON CURRENT SPENDING LEVELS OF ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND
REVENUES FOR FY 2020
House of Representatives,
Committee on the Budget,
Washington, DC, July 9, 2019.
Dear Madam Speaker: To facilitate application of sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I am transmitting an updated status report on the current levels of on-budget spending and revenues for fiscal year 2020. This status report is current through July 1, 2019. The term
``current level'' refers to the amounts of spending and revenues estimated for each fiscal year based on laws enacted or awaiting the President's signature.
Table 1 compares the current levels of total budget authority, outlays, and revenues to the overall limits filed in the Congressional Record on May 3, 2019, as adjusted, for fiscal year 2020 and for the 10-year period of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. These comparisons are needed to implement section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, which establishes a rule enforceable with a point of order against measures that would breach the budget resolution's aggregate levels. The table does not show budget authority and outlays for years after fiscal year 2020 because appropriations for those years have not yet been completed.
Table 2 compares the current levels of budget authority and outlays for legislative action completed by each authorizing committee with the limits filed in the Congressional Record on May 3, 2019, for fiscal year 2020, and for the 10-year period of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. These comparisons are needed to enforce the point of order under section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, which prohibits the consideration of measures that would breach the section 302(a) allocation of new budget authority for the committee that reported the measure. It is also needed to implement section 311(c), which provides an exception for committees that comply with their allocations from the point of order under section 311(a).
Table 3 compares the current status of discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2020 with the section 302(b) suballocations of discretionary budget authority and outlays among Appropriations subcommittees. The comparison is needed to enforce section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 because the point of order under that section equally applies to measures that would breach the applicable section 302(b) suballocation.
In addition, a letter from the Congressional Budget Office is attached that summarizes and compares the budget impact of legislation enacted after the adoption of the budget resolution against the budget resolution aggregate in force.
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Wheelock or Raquel Spencer.
Sincerely,
John Yarmuth,
Chairman.
TABLE 1--REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, STATUS
OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2020, AND 2020-2029 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET, REFLECTING
ACTION COMPLETED AS OF JULY 1, 2019
[On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
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Fiscal Years
Fiscal Year 2020 2020-2029
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Appropriate Level: \1\
Budget Authority.............. 3,798,577 n.a.
Outlays....................... 3,726,329 n.a.
Revenues...................... 2,740,533 34,847,515
Current Level: \1\
Budget Authority.............. 2,521,707 n.a.
Outlays....................... 3,005,128 n.a.
Revenues...................... 2,740,538 34,847,317
Current Level over(+)/under(-)
Appropriate Level:
Budget Authority.............. -1,276,870 n.a.
Outlays....................... -721,201 n.a.
Revenues...................... 5 -198
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n.a. = Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal
years 2021 through 2029 will not be considered until future sessions
of Congress.
\1\ Current Level excludes all emergencies.
TABLE 2--DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION, COMPARISON OF AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE ACTION WITH 302(a)
ALLOCATIONS FOR BUDGET CHANGES, REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF JULY 1, 2019
[Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
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2020 2020-2029 Total
House Committee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
BA Outlays BA Outlays
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Agriculture:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
Armed Services:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
Education and Labor:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
Energy and Commerce:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 -5 -5
Difference...................... 0 0 -5 -5
Financial Services:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
Foreign Affairs:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
Homeland Security:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
House Administration:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
Judiciary:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
Oversight and Reform:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
Science, Space, and Technology:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
Small Business:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
Transportation and Infrastructure:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 0 0
Difference...................... 0 0 0 0
Veterans' Affairs:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... -10 -10 -75 -75
Difference...................... -10 -10 -75 -75
Ways and Means:
Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0
Current Level................... 0 0 -234 -234
Difference...................... 0 0 -234 -234
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TABLE 3--DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020, COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATION AND
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE 302(b) SUBALLOCATIONS
[In million dollars]
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302(b) Suballocations as Current Status Current Status less 302(b)
of June 21, 2019 (H. Reflecting Action -------------------------------------
Rpt. 116-124) Completed as of July
Appropriations Subcommittee -------------------------- 1,2019 \1\
-------------------------- BA OT
BA OT BA OT
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Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA........................... 24,310 22,900 9 8,715 -24,301 -14,185
Commerce, Justice, Science.................................... 73,895 77,400 0 26,550 -73,895 -50,850
Defense....................................................... 690,161 662,402 42 258,855 -690,119 -403,547
Energy and Water Development.................................. 46,413 44,800 0 18,716 -46,413 -26,084
Financial Services and General Government..................... 24,950 24,638 0 5,584 -24,950 -19,054
Homeland Security............................................. 63,811 60,727 9 25,910 -63,802 -34,817
Interior, Environment......................................... 39,527 37,900 0 12,010 -39,527 -25,890
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education................... 191,718 191,981 24,813 126,224 -166,905 -65,757
Legislative Branch............................................ 5,010 5.037 1 851 -5,009 -4,186
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs....................... 106,138 99,507 75,550 87,570 -30,588 -11,937
State, Foreign Operations..................................... 56,381 50,924 0 33,700 -56,381 -17,224
Transportation, Housing & Urban Development................... 75,771 133,300 4,400 83,569 -71,371 -49,731
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Total, (Section 302(b) Allocations)....................... 1,398,085 1,411,516 104,824 688,254 -1,293,261 -723,262
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Comparison of total appropriations
and 302(a) allocation BA OT
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302(a) Allocation \2\............. 1,384,010 1,410,812
Total Appropriation............... 104,824 688,254
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-1,279,186 -722,558
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\1\ Amounts reflected are those discretionary items that were previously
enacted. As of July 1, 2019, there are no enacted appropriations bills
for FY2020.
\2\ The 302(b) includes amounts designated for disaster relief contained
in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020. The
302(a) will be adjusted after that bill is reported.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, July 8, 2019.Hon. John Yarmuth,Chairman, Committee on the Budget,House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed report shows the effects of Congressional action on the fiscal year 2020 budget and is current through July 1, 2019. This report is submitted under section 308(b) and in aid of section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, as amended.
The estimates of budget authority, outlays, and revenues are consistent with the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels printed in the Congressional Record on May 3, 2019, pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of House Resolution 293 of the 116th Congress.
This is CBO's first current level report for fiscal year 2020.
Sincerely,
Phillip L. Swagel.
Enclosure.
FISCAL YEAR 2020 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT THROUGH JULY 1, 2019
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget Authority Outlays Revenues
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Previously Enacted a
Revenues......................... n.a. n.a. 2,740,533
Permanents and other spending 2,402,273 2,307,950 n.a.legislation.....................
Appropriation legislation........ 0 595,528 n.a.
Offsetting receipts.............. -954,573 -954,573 n.a.
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Total, Previously Enacted.... 1,447,700 1,948,905 2,740,533
Enacted Legislation
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans -10 -10 0Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-23).......
Taxpayer First Act (P.L. 116-25). 0 0 5
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Total, Enacted Legislation... -10 -10 5
Adjustments to Entitlements and 1,074,017 1,056,233 0Mandatories.....................
Total Current Level b............ 2,521,707 3,005,128 2,740,538
Total House Resolution c......... 3,798,577 3,726,329 2,740,533
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Current Level Over House n.a. n.a, 5Resolution......................
Current Level Under House 1,276,870 721,201 n.a.Resolution......................
Memorandum
Revenues, 2020-2029
House Current Level a b.............. n.a. n.a. 34,847,317
House Resolution c............... n.a. n.a. 34,847,515
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Current Level Over House n.a. n.a. n.a.Resolution......................
Current Level Under House n.a. n.a. 198Resolution......................
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Source: Congressional Budget Office.
n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = public law.
a. For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act in the House, the resolution, as
approved by the House of Representatives, does not include budget authority, outlays, or revenues for off-
budget amounts. As a result, amounts in this current level report do not include those items.
b. In the House of Representatives, and pursuant to section 314(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
amounts designated as an emergency requirement shall not count for purposes of title Ill and title IV of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and are excluded from current level totals. In addition, emergency funding
designated that was not designated pursuant to the Deficit Control Act does not count for certain budgetary
enforcement purposes. Those amounts, which are not included in the current level totals, are as follows:
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Budget Authority Outlays Revenues
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Discretionary Emergency Requirements
Additional Supplemental 8 4,951 0Appropriations for DisasterRelief Act, 2019 (P.L. 116-20)..
Emergency Supplemental 0 1,300 0Appropriations for HumanitarianAssistance and Security at theSouthern Border Act, 2019 (P.L.116-26).........................
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c. On May 3, 2019 the Chair of the House Committee on the Budget published the aggregate spending and revenue
levels for fiscal year 2020 pursuant to H. Res. 293. In accordance with section 314 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, section 251 (b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and
section 1 of H. Res. 293 the Chair of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the budgetary aggregates.
Revisions to date are listed below.
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Budget Authority Outlays Revenues
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Original Aggregates Printed on May 3, 3,709,585 3,676,452 2,740,533
2019:
Revisions:
Adjustment for H.R. 2740, Labor, 1,842 1,481 n.a.Health and Human Services, andEducation, and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2020........
Adjustment for H.R. 2745, 921 7 n.a.Military Construction, VeteransAffairs, and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2020........
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Budget Authority Outlays Revenues
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Adjustment for H.R. 2839, 8,000 2,174 0Department of State, ForeignOperations, and Related ProgramsAppropriations Act, 2020........
Adjustment for H.R. 2968, 68,079 38,227 0Department of DefenseAppropriations Act, 2020........
Adjustment for H.R. 3052, 2,250 2,250 0Department of the Interior,Environment, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act,2020............................
Adjustment for H.R. 3055, 7,500 5,400 0Commerce, Justice, Science, andRelated Agencies AppropriationsAct, 2020.......................
Adjustment for H.R. 3351, 400 338 0Financial Services and GeneralGovernment Appropriations Act,2020............................
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Revised House Resolution............. 3,798,577 3,726,329 2,740,533
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